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Buffalo Chicken Shepherd’s Pie

3/11/14

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Take a traditional shepherd’s pie and completely transform it into something new and way more delicious by replacing the meat and gravy filling with spicy Buffalo chicken, then topping it with mashed sweet potatoes and blue cheese. I guarantee you’ll have a crowd-pleaser with this Buffalo Chicken Shepherd’s Pie.

Buffalo Chicken Shepherd’s Pie

They say everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but I’m Polish and Ukranian. Sure we Eastern Europeans know our way around a cabbage, and potatoes are also a common ingredient, but I don’t think corned beef entered my vernacular, much less my mouth, till I was an adult. Yeah, my mom hung shamrocks (she is a wee but obsessed with decorating for EVERY holiday – it’s a teacher thing, I think), and I wore green, but that was as far as the “celebrating” went.

So all over my foodie friends’ blogs, I’m seeing Irish cream this and Guinness that and soda bread this and corned beef that. I’m just not entirely feeling it. Sure, back in the early blog days I made Lucky Charms Cupcakes and a Shamrock Green Smoothie, but that’s kind of as far as it went.

So for this year, here is my St. Patrick’s Day offering to you. It’s shepherd’s pie. That’s an Irish thing, right? Only mine is made with Buffalo chicken. And sweet potatoes. And blue cheese. Just a hunch, but when it comes to Frank’s Red Hot, I don’t think the Irish are putting that s*** on everything.

But I am. Because I loves me some Buffalo chicken, as long as it isn’t in wing form.

So here’s Buffalo chicken shepherd’s pie.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Also, apparently I am on an orange food kick. #sorrynotsorry

I know it doesn’t look like much, but trust me on this one. You’ve all seen my {Healthier} Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes, right? Well, if you haven’t, check out that recipe now. And make it. Sooo good. So basically I just took that, only I left the carrots in round slices instead of dicing it to make it a little more shepherd’s pie-ish, threw it in a casserole dish and topped it with sweet potatoes and blue cheese.

Can you say brilliant? The four of us attacked this Buffalo chicken shepherd’s pie.

I am actually kind of shocked there was any left. Even the little guy. Yup, all over that spicy stuff. It was actually kind of hilarious. I think he is even responsible for finishing the leftovers. Go figure!

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Brianne, I love this unique take on Sheperd’s Pie – my hubby would love this! Thanks so much for sharing at Best of the Weekend and pinning to our party board. Hope you have a happy Sunday and a wonderful week!

Oh, wow. This looks AMAZING. My daughter is so spice sensitive that she won’t eat buffalo anything… so I’m putting this at the top of the list of things to make when she won’t be home. I must have it now!

I’m guessing you are right about the Irish not using Frank’s Hot Sauce but in my humble opinion, most dishes can be improved with some chili peppers or hot sauce. I love the spicy flavors you’ve got going on here, Brianne, especially with the sweet potatoes. Lovely variation on an old favorite of mine!